Tracking Colistin-Treated Patients to Monitor the Incidence and Outcome of Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections
Author(s) -
Sameer S. Kadri,
Samuel F. Hohmann,
E. John Orav,
Stephanie Bonne,
Matthew A Moffa,
Joseph Timpone,
Jeffrey R. Strich,
Tara N. Palmore,
Kenneth B. Christopher,
Christy Varughese,
David C. Hooper,
Robert L. Danner
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu741
Subject(s) - colistin , medicine , carbapenem , incidence (geometry) , intensive care unit , odds ratio , retrospective cohort study , mortality rate , cohort , pediatrics , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , optics , biology
Existing surveillance mechanisms may underestimate the incidence of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative infections (CRGNIs). Although carbapenem resistance increases the risk of death, the trend in mortality over time is unknown.
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